Diving and life saving platform



March 19, 19.35. L G|L|As50 DIVING AND LIFE SAVING PLATFORM Filed April23, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheetl 1 arch 19, 1935. GlLlAsso 1,994,640

DIVING AND LIFE SAVING PLATFORM Filed April 23, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lBY Patented Mar..19,-1`935 i i i unirsi STATE-s friA'rfEaN-r .orificeDIVING AND LIFE SAVI'NG PLATFORM l Louis Giliasso, New York, N. Y.` i ii Application April23, 1.934, Serial No. 721,897

` s claims. (7.01.. 4-1721) i Y The present invention relates to divingand by Winches l1. This enables the floor to be tilted life savingequipment used at bathing beaches. from a shallow toward a deeper endand to be In ordinary practice, aiioat is anchored at some adjusted asdesired vvithl change of tide, etc.` The distance off shore and Athisfloat carries one or tlestle about the movable floor may be suitably 5more diving Vboards and sometimes an elevated screened'as indicated atYthe right in Fig. 2 at 12, 5

station for the life guard. These floats aredanto confine the spaceabove the door While pergerous to swimmers and provide an .unstablesupmitting the Water to Wash vthrough `freely. 4

port both for diving and life saving purposes. A stairway or ladder ,13,land other adjuncts Furthermore, they require constantv attention,`may-be provided for this protected elevated bathpumping out and thelike, and arequite rexpening pool. 10 sive. If desired, a Walk orrgangway 14, may be ex- The objects `of this invention are to providetended from a pier or shore station to the plata support `for diving,life saving and other 'purfOIln `0f the SnnkenDOOlposes, which Will besubstantial and stable -vvhen One or `more diving beards, Suel eSindient-ed l5 in use, inexpensive Yto maintain and Which when at 15, maybe meunteden the Dietfelrn direeted :15

not `in service, may be readily removed andgsuit- .either outwardlyint-0 .enen Water O1 nWeldiy ably stored. v Y, hinto the poolor bothWays.

The foregoingand kother .desirable vobjects are The barge `may forcheapness and stability be attained by4 the novel Afeatures ofconstruction, made substantially rectangular and alsorelativecombinations and relations of parts .hereinafter 1y shallow. soas to `cover sufficient area for a rm 20 described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawlOilndetiOn. ings and broadly covered in the claims.The ineens fel" Sinking `and riSing may vary,

The drawings accompanying and .forming part biltnornially will `consistof a suitable seacock of `the specication illustrate certain practical"16, e Venting eenneeten 01 Conneetiens 17, and embodiments of theinvention, but it will be ap- UnWeteIing Connections 13. f preciatedthat the structure may Ibe 'modified in In vthe* illntietien, the innigeiS divided by various respects without departure from the truevDeWtitiOnS 19l 20, 2l, 22, into e Central and four spirit and `broadlscope of the invention. v p surrounding compartments 23, 24, 25, 26,27, and Fig, 1 is a-broken plan viewcf oneembodiment the ooding andunwatering connectionsare made of the invention. v to theseYcompartments `and =valved so that they 30 Fig. 2 is a broken verticalIsectional view of may be -ODeIetedaS trimming tanks in the Sinktheupper portion of the same as `on line 2-2 ing Aeind raising 0f theStructure. of Fig. 1. p In theillustration, the seacock and the pumpingFig. 3 is abroken plan vieWof the submergible .outline 18, are bothconnected with the same pipe barge structure Which Yforrns `the sunkenfounda- System and this kSystem COInpliSeS a mein 23, Fie. 35

tion. 3, with branchesl 29, 30, 31,32, 33, to the central Fig, 4 is a,broken Side elevation illustrating andsurrounding tanks controlled eachby a valve` some `moriligations in Structure, 34. vThe seacock isv.connected in on this main In .the .several views, a foundation bargeis bythe .line 35, and Similarly, the pumping Ont shown at 5, vof asuitable size and buoyancy both line 18 is connected with the main by alateral 36. 40

t0 form a, substantial vpas@ when sunk on .bottom vTheseacock .is shownas having a control stem as in Fig. 2 and to carry a trestlework 6,support- 37, brought up above Water level and the several ing anelevated platform 7, above the Water level tank Valves are e150 ShOWn eShaving Opeeting such as indicated at 3. handles 38, brought up to alevel convenient for This elevated platform may be as simple'or asoperating in thersunken condition of the barge. 45 extensive asdesiredand ibe one continuous plat- In `the sunken 10001 fOlIn 0f theinvention iISt form asin Fig. 4, or be simply amore .or less narshown,these various controls are brought out to row Walk-way about an opencenter Well `as in the `edges 0f the berge, beneath the DietfOlIn Figs.1 and 2. l' vabout the pool, being suitably connected with the This wellstructure has the advantage that a Valve Steins eS by the Chain andSDrOCket eXten- 50 movable bathing iloor 9, may be supported at sionsindicated at 39.

various heights therein for childrens bathing If desired, the pump forde-Watering the barge or special sports. In Fig. 2, this platform isinmay be carried by the barge as by mounting it dicated as supported atthe four corners of the on the diving platform '7, as shown at 40, inFigs.

Well by suspension chains or cables 10, regulated 1 and 2. This may bean advantage Where itis 55 CFI desired to shift the barge fromtime-to-time. In cases however, where the barge may remain sunk in a setposition all season, the de-Watering pipe 18, may simply be brought upto convenient position for coupling on a hose 41, Fig. 4, which may beconnected with a pump on a boat or on a nearby pier, for example.

In the sunken condition, the barge serves as a rm foundation for diving,swimming and other sport purposes and a rm foundation of this sort isdesirable as a look-out station for a life guard or the like.

In Fig. 4, a life guard platform is indicated at 42, and in the sunkenpool formof the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the cover 43,over the pump may be utilized asa seat or station for a life guard orother attendant.

The operation and use of the invention shouldr be apparent fromtheforegoing, The apparatus in the oating condition is readily shiftedfrom place to place. When a location is selected, the

barge, while suitably guided by lines in various directions, may be sunkas'rapidly or as slowly as desired, by controlling theseacock and thesettling of the barge may be governed by operating the valves 34,controlling admission to the several compartments. This action alsomaybe governed, if desired, by controlling -releaseof air from theventpipes 17, connected with the several tanks. After sinking, the seacockmay be closed, or if desired, may be left open. `When however, the bargeis to be raised, the seacock should be closed and, with the valves tothe several tanks opened according to the desired control, the bargemaybe de-watered through the pump line 18, raised and floated to anotherlocation and when it is to be put out of service,run up on shore orotherwise suitably stored.`

In sinking or raising the barge, boats or pontoons may be arrangedalongside'and connected by lines with the barge to properly control andassure even settling and raising.- By exercising such control, anydangers of tipping the barge may be avoided, while water is being let into sink it, or on the other hand, is being pumped'out to raise it. Tobreak suction, a line may be dragged beneath the barge or other meansemployed, at the start of raising operations. v

What is claimed is:

1. Diving apparatus for bathing beaches comprising a barge provided withmeans for sinking the same on bottom and with means for enabling thereiioating of same, an open trestlework on said barge through which thewater may wash when the barge is onbottom and an elevated divingplatform mounted on said open trestlework. 2. Diving apparatus forbathing beaches'comprising a barge provided with means for sinking thesame on bottom and with means for enabling the refioating of same, anopen trestlework on said barge through which the water may wash when thebarge is on bottom, an elevated diving platform mounted on said opentrestlework, said sinking and refloating means includingv a seacock, airventing means and dewatering connections for Vsaid barge, said airventing means and dewatering connections extending to above waterlevelin the sunken condition of the barge and control means for theseacock extended upward to within reach in sunken condition of thebarge. l

3. Divingapparatus for bathing beaches comprising a barge provided witha seacock and airA venting means enabling the barge to be sunk onbottom, said vent means extending to above. water level in the Sunkenposition of the bargeresting prising a barge provided with a seacock andair' yventing means enabling the barge to be sunk on bottom, said ventmeans extending to above water level in the sunken position of the bargeresting on bottom, means for closing the seacock` operable when thebarge is in sunken position, an open trestle on the barge, a divingboard supported by said trestle above water level in thesunken positionof the barge, dewatering connections extending from the barge towaterlevel, said barge having trimming tanks and said variousconnectionscommunicating therewith to enable controlled sinking andraisingof the barge.- Y i' Y 5. In diving and swimming apparatus, abarge having means for sinking the same into supk)ported yposition onbottom -and for refloating same, a raised platform on said bargesaidplatform having an open center'dening a swimming V pool and a floor tosaid pool over the topV of` the sunken barge. -v

6. In diving and swimming apparatus, a barge having means-for sinkingthe same into supported position on bottom and for reoating same, a

raised platform on said barge, said platform hav?` ying an open centerdefining a Swimmingpool, a

floor to said pool over the top of the sunken barge and means forvariably positioning said floor of the pool.

7. In rdiving and swimming apparatus, a

raised platform on said barge, said platform having an open centerdefiningv a swimming pool, a floor to said pool over the top of theVsunken barge and operating devices foi-,said sinking and revfloatingmeans positioned at the sides of the barge beneath the platformsurrounding the pool.

8. Apparatus for diving and swimming uses,

v barge having means for sinking the same into supported position onvbottom and for refloating same, a 'i comprising a barge divided into'water tight compartments, a single system of piping connected 'with theseveralY compartments for admitting water thereto or for pumping Ywaterout ofA said compartments, a seacock connected with Vsaid piping, apumping outline connectedl with said pipingjvents from saidcompartments, valves in the piping -for controlling iiowvto or from thesevsupported by the barge above water level whenl the barge is restingon bottom as a sunken foundation. j

LOUISl GILIASSO.

